Pervert's sickening demand after jumping from bushes and attacking women before six dogs came to the rescue in Melbourne

By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 02:53, 16 July 2026 | Updated: 02:54, 16 July 2026 The victims of a sex attacker have spoken out after their dogs saved them from a terrifying broad daylight attack, chasing the alleged predator through a Melbourne park in dramatic scenes caught on camera. Speaking after the ordeal, one of the dog walkers revealed she and her friend spotted the man lurking in bushes as they walked their dogs along Gardiners Creek at Righetti Oval about 11.30am. 'That's when he lunged for my friend and grabbed a hold of her neck and upper shoulders,' she told Sky News. 'Then he started walking over to me and talking. 'He was threatening me to get me into the tunnel and he wanted to have sex with me.' She said she tried to focus on surviving the encounter rather than the fear she was feeling. 'I was thinking of all the different scenarios that could happen, but I was more trying to jump into action rather than focus on how scared I was,' she said. The women's dogs then turned on the alleged attacker, forcing him to flee into a tunnel beneath the Monash Freeway. The victims of an alleged sex attacker have revealed the chilling words he allegedly said before the dogs they were walking came to the rescue The dog walkers' dogs sprang into action, chasing the alleged attacker into a tunnel beneath the Monash Freeway  The woman said the frightening encounter would not stop her from returning to the park Footage filmed by one of the women shows six dogs of various breeds and sizes barking furiously as they chased the man through the park. A blue heeler leapt up and latched onto the man's leg, ripping his pants. The man can be heard yelling at the dogs before eventually escaping. He remains on the run. Despite a major police response involving the Air Wing, officers on the ground and the Dog Squad, the alleged attacker remains at large. The woman said the frightening encounter would not stop her from returning to the park. 'I'm just going to have to be a little bit more cautious. I mean, I always have been anyway. As a female, you always have to be alert,' she said. 'I'm not going to let it stop me from coming to the park that I enjoy so much and the dogs enjoy.'